Software Engineering Lead

At CMR Surgical , we're revolutionising the future of minimal access surgery with Versius , our next-generation surgical robotic system. We're growing fast, and we’re on a mission to transform how surgery is delivered globally for the benefit of patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems. Our values— Ambitious, Humble, People-Focused, and Fair we're looking for someone who's genuinely up for figuring it out with us. This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of 1 day per week in our Cambridge office, plus additional time on-site when needed. Responsibilities Lead two software teams (with around 3-6 people in each), building clear direction, accountability and a healthy team culture, working closely with each team's product owner. Coach and develop the engineers through regular feedback, mentoring and support with their growth. Line manage around 4 engineers (a mix of mid-level and senior). We keep reporting lines small on purpose, because good line management takes real time. Own how the teams work: planning, delivery, quality, support and operations. Help them make pragmatic, evidence-based improvements and fix what's slowing them down. Guide the teams through our move to AI-native development. Help engineers find what works, share it widely, build sensible guardrails, and rethink how work is specified, built, reviewed and shipped. Look after engineering standards across web apps, data pipelines and our datalake: pragmatic design, proportionate testing, automated deployment, observability and documentation that works for humans and agents. Work with Product, Commercial, Support and other engineering teams to turn real needs into reliable products, and keep stakeholders informed about progress, risks and trade-offs. Work with the Engineering Manager on team structure, priorities, capacity and the wider direction of engineering in the Data department. We’d expect you to be willing to turn your hand to anything within the Data remit that helps the team deliver its objectives. About you To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have/be: Experience improving how teams work, whether that's delivery, quality, support or operations, and bringing people with you. You put outcomes ahead of ceremony. A track record of leading software engineers and helping people grow. You enjoy coaching and see developing others as the main part of the job. Strong software engineering background across the kind of work our teams do. You know what good looks like and can tell when a team is drifting from it. Comfortable with change. CMR moves fast and priorities shift; you'll help build structure that holds up, but you're also happy to roll up your sleeves and to make things happen without waiting to be asked. Hands-on experience using AI coding tools to change how you work, and the judgement to tell when they're truly adding value. If you've helped other people adopt them, even better. A clear communicator who can work with engineers, product owners and non-technical stakeholders, and who is honest about trade-offs. Motivated by building software and data products that help people across CMR and our customers to do their jobs well and ultimately help more patients benefit from minimal access surgery. At CMR we’re building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace; what matters most to us is that you identify with our values and are passionate about making a difference. Why Join Us? We offer a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a bonus, pension, healthcare and enhanced global parental leave pay. This role requires candidates to have eligibility to work within theUK.